Zigoitia

Zigoitia
Zigoitia
Municipality
	View of Apodaka, Zigoitia
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	Coordinates: 42°58′6″N2°43′41″W / 42.96833°N 2.72806°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Province	Álava
Comarca	Gorbeialdea
Government
• Mayor	Javier Gorbeña García (EAJ/PNV)
Area
• Total	102.07 km2 (39.41 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	1,753
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Postal code	01138, 01196
Website	https://www.zigoitia.eus/

Last updated January 16, 2025 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Zigoitia (Basque pronunciation: [s̻iɣoiti.a] , Spanish : Cigoitia [θiˈɣojtja] )^[3] is a municipality in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its capital is the village of Ondategi. In 2013 the largest common grave from the Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country was excavated in the locality.^[4]

Toponymy

The name Zigoitia is usually described as consisting of the Basque elements zuhi- (an aspirated variant of zubi, meaning "bridge") and goitia "upper". The toponym Zuffia de suso, meaning "Upper Zuffia", is attested in the medieval Reja de San Millán [ es ]; while the neighboring municipality of Zuia, located in a valley, corresponds to Zuffia de yuso, meaning "Lower Zuffia".^[3]

Zigoitia is the form of the name in standard Basque orthography. It was adopted in 1995 by the municipal council, and published by the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 13 September 1996.^[5]

Geography

Administrative subdivisions

The municipality contains 17 villages. All of them are organized into concejos with the exception of Larrinoa.

Official name	Basque name	Spanish name	Population (2021)^[6]	Area (km²)	Notes
Acosta/Okoizta	Okoizta	Acosta	71	2.01	Concejo
Apodaka	Apodaka	Apodaca	155	7.16	Concejo
Berrikano	Berrikano	Berrícano	148	3.41	Concejo
Buruaga	Buruaga	Buruaga	48	5.01	Concejo
Diseminado/Sakabanatua	Sakabanatua	Diseminado	14	–	Isolated houses not belonging to other settlements.^[7]
Eribe	Eribe	Eribe	63	3.72	Concejo
Etxabarri Ibiña	Etxabarri Ibiña	Echávarri-Viña	315	6.20	Concejo
Etxaguen	Etxaguen	Echagüen	80	1.53	Concejo
Gopegi	Gopegi	Gopegui	280	2.35	Concejo
Larrinoa	Larrinoa	Larrínoa	34	–
Letona	Letona	Letona	44	6.37	Concejo
Manurga	Manurga	Manurga	80	4.47	Concejo
Mendarozketa	Mendarozketa	Mendarózqueta	43	3.18	Concejo
Murua	Murua	Murúa	153	1.94	Concejo
Olano	Olano	Olano	24	3.05	Concejo
Ondategi	Ondategi	Ondátegui	169	4.09	Concejo, capital of the municipality
Zaitegi	Zaitegi	Záitegui	44	4.04	Concejo
Zestafe	Zestafe	Cestafe	37	1.80	Concejo

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References

↑ López de Pariza, Sara (15 June 2019). "El PSE da la Alcaldía al penuvista Javier Gorbeña, entre insultos en el pleno". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
1 2 Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 397. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1 . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ Martínez Orduña, Carlos (4 April 2013). "La fosa más grande de la Guerra Civil". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Zigoitia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
↑ "Nuestros Pueblos". Ayuntamiento de Zigoitia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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[1] López de Pariza, Sara (15 June 2019). "El PSE da la Alcaldía al penuvista Javier Gorbeña, entre insultos en el pleno". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[2] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[Salaberri-3] 1 2 Salaberri Zaratiegi, Patxi (2015). Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos (PDF) (in Spanish). Euskaltzaindia. p. 397. ISBN 978-84-944512-0-1 . Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[4] Martínez Orduña, Carlos (4 April 2013). "La fosa más grande de la Guerra Civil". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[5] Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Zigoitia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[6] "Nomenclátor: Núcleos". Entidades Locales de Álava (in Spanish). Diputación Foral de Álava. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[7] "Nuestros Pueblos". Ayuntamiento de Zigoitia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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